We're All A Bit Wild. i hope.

The beautifully difficult thing about being a sensitive and passionate person (something I even hate to admit to myself) is that things affect you. I can get really happy, really frustrated, really fascinated and really sad. Sometimes all at once. But I've learned to appreciate the nuances of life, attempting to extract the value of every moment, emotion, influence and thought for what it's worth.

Sometimes I get caught up in all I have to do at work or things I should take care of and I get pissed because I know, in essence, it doesn't really matter and I'm being pulled away from my true self. But what makes me really sad are the people who don't have these extreme feelings. The ones who go through life day to day not really thinking or feeling, whether it be pain or exultation.

Naturally, I got really excited when I first saw the trailer for Spike Jones' Where The Wild Things Are film. Then I watched the second trailer today and loved it just as much. The beauty of this book and subsequent film lies in its disguised simplicity. It's a basic children's book, but the story is so filled with hope and empowerment. That is something I think anyone can relate to, or at least appreciate.

I love when the monster Aaron says to the kid Max, “This is gonna be a place where only the things you want to happen, will happen." and Max replies, "We can totally build a place like that.” I feel like that all the time, this little idealistic notion I keep tucked away for the days I feel lost or lonely.

“This is all yours, you’re the owner of this world.” True dat, Aaron. True dat.